Florida House Bill 941 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on May 3 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-05-03 - Died in Judiciary
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Provides that fees & costs incurred by attorney who has rendered services to ward in compensation proceedings are payable from guardianship assets; provides that expert testimony is unnecessary in proceedings to determine compensation for attorney or guardian; provides that court may appoint guardian ad litem to minor if necessary to protect minor's interests in settlement; provides that settlement of minor's claim is subject to certain confidentiality provisions; directs that examining committee be paid from state funds as court-appointed expert witnesses if petition for incapacity is dismissed; requires that petitioner reimburse state for expert witness fees if court finds petition to have been filed in bad faith.

Fees and Costs Incurred in Guardianship Proceedings

Rep. Elaine Schwartz [D]

2013-04-11 - House - House: Third Reading RCS#80 (Y: 115 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-05-03	Senate	Died in Judiciary
2013-04-15	Senate	Received
2013-04-15	Senate	Referred to Judiciary; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations
2013-04-12	Senate	In Messages
2013-04-11	House	Passed; YEAS 115 NAYS 0
2013-04-11	House	Read 3rd time
2013-04-11	House	Read 2nd time
2013-04-09	House	Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/11/13
2013-04-03	House	Placed on Calendar
2013-04-03	House	Favorable by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 16 NAYS 0
2013-04-01	House	On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 04/03/13, 8:30 am, 404 HOB
2013-03-18	House	Now in Judiciary Committee
2013-03-18	House	Favorable by Healthy Families Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0
2013-03-14	House	On Committee agenda-- Healthy Families Subcommittee, 03/18/13, 4:00 pm, 12 HOB
2013-03-13	House	Now in Healthy Families Subcommittee
2013-03-13	House	Favorable by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0
2013-03-11	House	On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 03/13/13, 12:00 pm, 404 HOB
2013-03-05	House	Introduced
2013-03-04	House	Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Healthy Families Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
2013-02-20	House	Filed

H0943 (Related) 2013-05-03 - Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
S0590 (Same As) 2013-05-03 - Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
S0610 (Similar To) 2013-05-03 - Died in Judiciary

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
744	108		Amended Code	See Bill Text
744	3025		Amended Code	See Bill Text
744	331		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/941
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0941/BillText/Filed/PDF
Roll Call	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/0941/FloorVotes/qNQwuCFyKkocWUlf0NhHKXAow0c%3D%7C14%2FPublic%2FVotes%2FBill%2F20130411%2FHouseVote%5Fh0941%5F%5F080%2EPDF